He became an emergency starter in left field during the 1985 World Series, when Vince Coleman injured his leg in a bizarre incident with a tarpaulin during the NLCS. Landrum played very well, collecting 9 hits in 25 at bats, with two doubles and a home run, for a .360 average. He had also gone 6 for 14 (.429) after Coleman's injury in the NLCS.